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Minutes after the Texans finished their first mini-camp practice session on Friday .... team owner Bob McNair told the gathered members of the media the he's,"planning to be in the playoffs. I think that's what the players want and everyone wants." Continue reading "Texans Open Mini-Camp With Maxi-Plans!!" Texans Assistant Coach Kyle Shanahan has been putting in a lot of time and effort preparing for his first mini-camp as the team's new offensive coordinator. But as always, timing is everything and Shanahan's job will keep him from Kyle and his sister attended the University of Texas with Ms. Bush . His sister was actually in the same sorority with the first daughter, and they were close friends . With Shanahan his job comes first, but he found some humor in the situation when I asked if he was attending the wedding. Kyle said, " no I'm not , I was not invited . " "I was very disappointed , she came to mine and she didn't invite me to hers, so my feelings are hurt." But he quickly added, We've all heard of Senator John McCain's "straight talk" express . Well, Texans head coach Gary Kubiak also takes pride in telling it like it is . Kubiak wants his players to always know where they stand , and that was true this morning as the team opened a 3-day weekend mini-camp. During the first of two workouts on Friday, Texans Media Coordinator Zac Emmons asked me if I noticed anything different about the team's number 1 offensive. As I took a closer look it was clear as a bell. Number 76, the Texans no. 1 draft pick Duane Brown was in the starting lineup at left tackle. So much for bringing the rook along slowly. If the pitchers were throwing jellybeans, Lance Berkman would still be knocking For Lance its just one of those things you can't explain. Its like why is Brittany Spears on tv every day ? And do we really need a "Speed Racer" movie? Far off the beaten path ......in the middle of the Sam Houston National Forest .... there is serius work being done. Not by biologists, forest rangers or environmentalists ..... no this work is being done by the finest female gymnasts in the U.S. Continue reading "Hidden Treasure In National Forest" The Rockets are providing their own economic stimulus package for surgeons at Memorial Hermann. Yao Ming is already rehabilitating his left foot, after surgery to repair a stress fracture . According to coach Rick Adelman , the 7 foot, 6 inch center is ahead of schedule and should be 100 percent for the Olympics this summer. Tracy McGrady underwent a pair of arthroscopic surgeries on Tuesday. Doctors operated on T-Mac's ailing shoulder In other Rockets news , general manager Daryl Morey met with center Dikembe Mutombo yesterday trying to sign
The report confirms what many have suspected, but the message is still not getting through to all the students. While extra curricular activities may grant access to a secondary education, the students themselves must be responsible both on the field and in the classroom. It is not easy, but then again it is not supposed to be. Juggling the tasks of a demanding sports schedule along with a legitimate degree program is difficult. The schools know that and so should the students well before they step foot on a college campus. Much is written in the media about the athletes who "leave early" to pursue their dreams in professional sports to earn big dollars. While it seems like many, they are among the few. Most college athletes will never get that chance. The report is supposed to be a wake up call to both the students and the member institutions, and there's no question some will hear the message loudly and clearly. But it is a horn which should never have to be sounded. The youngsters at this level been reminded to "hit the books" well before they were given the opportunity to play at the collegiate level. After all the word is "Scholar-ship," not "free entrance."
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